Gaston area business events fill October schedule
A packed calendar lists meetings and seminars across Gastonia Lincolnton and Charlotte area venues. Highlights include Gaston Association of Realtors session with Mayor Jennie Stultz, Chamber of Commerce events, Wake Forest MBA info session, and multiple seminars and expos through October 25 with speakers and contact numbers.
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Gaston Association of Realtors
Gastonia
Jennie Stultz
Gaston County Tourism Advisory Board
W. Main Ave
Gaston Chamber of Commerce
Gaston County Schools
Chamber
W. Franklin Blvd
Winner's Circle
S Inc
City Club
Tom McPhaul
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management
Morrocroft Centre
Morrison Blvd
Charlotte
Wake Forest
North Carolina Citizens For Business & Industry
Jim Woodward
UNC Charlotte
Lincolnton
Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Cultural Center
Jeff Emory
Cleveland Community ‘College
CCC
Gaston College
Eastridge Mall
Rena Potts
Eastridge ‘Mall
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Research Triangle Park
Patty Simon
Gaston
Board of Directors
The
Gastonia Jaycees
Gaston Gazette
Saturn Introduces SUV Amid Stiff Market Competition
Saturn, GM's budget brand, unveils its first sport utility vehicle aimed at broadening beyond small economy cars. The SUV features two engine options, front or all wheel drive, and a new CVT transmission promising 5 to 10 percent fuel economy gains. It emphasizes space and traction while maintaining car-like handling, with plastic panels and a head curtain air bag system.
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Detroit
Saturn
General Motors Corp
Cynthia Trudell
Ford
Mazda
Honda
Toyota
Hyundai
Jim Ulrich
Ongoing O Charley's plans expansion after closing Shoney's
O Charley's forecasts third quarter revenue around 89 million as Gastonia location opens filling a prime corner vacancy left by Shoney's 1999 closure after 35 years. City records show A&J Enterprises owned land and building worth 696,500 since 1983 with equipment valued at 56,197.
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Gastonia
Shoney’s
A&j Enterprises
North Carolina racing economy tops billion impact study
A study by Connaughton places motorsports as a $1 billion industry in North Carolina with most activity in the Charlotte area. Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson shops expand on a 60 acre site near Concord, reflecting racing growth since 1984.
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Connaughton
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Cabarrus
Iredell
Mecklenburg
Wheeler
Charlotte
North Carolina
Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick
Jeff Gordon
Jimmy Johnson
Rick Hendrick
Concord
Charlotte Hornets
National Basketball Association
Carolina Panthers
North Carolina shines as high tech gains with H1B visas
The state ranks 14th in IT jobs with about 215 000 high tech workers and 35 000 more in information tech roles at banks, pharma and related firms. Major employers include Cisco Lucent Nortel and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Immigrant tech workers praise visa reforms while critics urge more local training.
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Cisco
Lucent
Nortel
PricewaterhouseCoopers
North Carolina
Jaideep Mirchandani
Relativity Technologies
United States
Unc-Chapel Hill
USS
Mirchandani
Gerry Chapman
Greensboro
Congress
Edwards
Jesse Helms
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Edward Jones
Doug Rogers
Case Management Society of America
Charlotte Hilton
University Place
Associated Press
Vo’charley
Mortgage Concepts, Inc
Union Road
Wvisas
Gastonia Mari
Franklin Boulevard
Clay St
Belvedere
Media Span
Mewart
Waer
Parade
Architects Interiors
Standard Distributors
Chamber OF Commerce
Gastonia Transit
American Cancer Society
Dennis
Gastonle Jaycees
City of
Parkdale
America City
the Gazette
Gazette
Gaston Literacy Council
Unity Place
West Gastonia
MasterCatd
All-America City
the Gazette PO
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